Opinion
No. 02-19-00342-CR
10-24-2019
JOSE GUADALUPE HERNANDEZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS
On Appeal from the 297th District Court Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 1600083D Before Kerr, Birdwell, and Bassel, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Kerr
MEMORANDUM OPINION
In accordance with a plea bargain, appellant Jose Guadalupe Hernandez pleaded guilty to continuous violence against the family and was placed on deferred-adjudication community supervision for two years. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 25.11. Consistent with Hernandez's plea, the "Trial Court's Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal" states that this "is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal." See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). Despite the certification, Hernandez filed a pro se notice of appeal.
We notified Hernandez by letter of the trial court's certification and informed him that unless he filed a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal, we would dismiss it. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d), 44.3.
Rule 25.2(a)(2) provides that in plea-bargain cases, such as this one, a defendant may appeal only (1) matters raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, (2) cases in which the defendant obtained the trial court's permission to appeal, or (3) instances in which the specific appeal is expressly authorized by statute. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). Hernandez has filed a pro se response, but it does not provide grounds for continuing the appeal. He has not indicated that he is appealing a ruling on a written pretrial motion, he does not have the trial court's permission to appeal, and he points to no statute expressly authorizing this appeal. See id.
Thus, in accordance with the trial court's certification, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d), 43.2(f); Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
/s/ Elizabeth Kerr
Elizabeth Kerr
Justice Do Not Publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) Delivered: October 24, 2019